Grants Database
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Year
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Programs
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Amount
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Location
Institute for Higher Education Policy
To seek improvement in college admissions practices that disproportionately hurt low-income students and students of color, leaving them under-represented in the best-resourced colleges
$227,000
Ithaka Harbors Inc.
To convene experts to identify innovative state financing policies for higher education
$59,785
Jobs for the Future
To engage national policy makers and scale high-quality college and career pathways and support the Congressional Staff Network
$560,000
Jobs for the Future
To conduct research and produce a report that will expand dual credit opportunities for high school students in Chicago Public Schools
$60,000
Kids First Chicago for Education
For the organization's 2019 gala/fundraiser, which will celebrate 15 years the group has been working to close the achievement gap in Chicago Public Schools
$25,000
MDRC
To disseminate best practices from the CUNY ASAP reform, especially the effort in Ohio
$50,000
Metropolitan Planning Council
To support state and local advocacy for Earned Income Tax Credit expansion
$250,000
Michigan League for Public Policy
To identify policies that would promote better college outcomes, particularly for Michigan students of color
$75,000
Michigan State University
To develop scenarios for state higher ed investment and effects on racial attainment gaps
$70,000
Minneapolis Foundation
To work with a firm to conduct listening tours and help with strategic communications around principal quality issues in Minnesota
$60,000
National Center for Teacher Residencies
For national communications and to provide technical assistance to the Illinois State Board of Education to run a community of practice for residency programs
$350,000
National Council on Teacher Quality
To advocate for changes to state and districtteacher quality policies to attract, develop and retain excellent teachers
$200,000
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
To develop a list of state policy levers on school leadership and convene governors’ education policy advisors to seed the policies
$150,000
National Vocational Technical Education Foundation
To provide support to Great Lakes states to develop high-quality state plans under the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
$300,000
New America Foundation
To investigate the efficacy of short-term, non-degree credentials, to illuminate enrollment management practices, and to support youth apprenticeship efforts
$450,000
New Teacher Center
To support a random-control-trial study that will explore the impact of a pre-service-through-induction pipeline of support for new teachers
$400,000